Deadspin | Mets squander overdue lead, then cling off Dodgers in 10

Francisco Alvarez and Francisco Lindor every drove in runs to open the 10th inning and the visiting New York Mets held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Monday whilst extending their successful streak to 4 video games.

Lindor hit a house run on the second one pitch of the sport and right-hander Paul Blackburn went 5 scoreless innings in his season debut. Closer Edwin Diaz (3-0) had his first blown save prior to choosing up the win, whilst Jose Butto recorded the overall two outs for his first save.

New York has received 27 consecutive video games when Lindor has hit a house run.

After dropping within the National League Championship Series to the Dodgers final fall, New York has 3 victories in 4 video games towards Los Angeles, all since May 23.

Shohei Ohtani hit a house run for the Dodgers and had a game-tying sacrifice fly within the 9th towards Diaz. Andy Pages had an RBI unmarried within the 10th, however Los Angeles failed to attain once more with runners in the beginning and 2d with one out.

Left-hander Tanner Scott (0-2) gave up two runs (one earned) within the 9th to look his ERA upward push to 4.73 in his debut season with Los Angeles. Starter Dustin May gave up two runs on six hits in six innings, issuing two walks and hanging out 5.

Lindor’s first-inning house run gave him 14 at the season and 4 previously 4 video games.

The Mets made it 2-0 within the 5th on a ground-rule double from Brandon Nimmo.

Blackburn cruised in his first get started since Aug. 23 of final season, giving up 3 hits with one stroll and 3 strikeouts. He were out with hand, backbone and knee accidents.

The Dodgers broke thru within the 7th on Ohtani’s 424-foot house run to appropriate box off right-hander Max Kranick. It was once Ohtani’s 23rd of the season to tie for the foremost league lead with the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, and his 6th in 8 video games.

Anvarez’s RBI double to appropriate opened the 10th for New York towards Scott, then Lindor drove within the eventual game-winning run on a unmarried to the left box nook.

–Field Level Media